By PETER SICHALIMERGING of Ministries of General Education and that of Higher Education will curtail wastage of resources which came about as result of duplication of functions.Basic Education Teachers Union of Zambia (BETUZ) and Professional Teachers Union of Zambia(PROTUZ) said the merging of the two ministries was a welcome move as it would reduce unnecessary costs through duplication of functions.BETUZ General Secretary, Henry Sinkala, however said government should allocate enough resources to the Ministry for smooth functioning and implementation of programmes in the two sub sectors.Mr Sinkala said the Ministry should have Permanent Secretaries for the two sub sector for effective implementation of programmes.PROTUZ Secretary General, Kangwa Musenge, on the other hand said the merging of the two ministries was long overdue.Mr Musenge said there were a number of duplicated functions and duties at the two ministries.“The merging of Ministry of General and higher Education is long overdue because there were a number of duplicated […]
UNIONS WELCOME MERGING OF HIGHER AND GENERAL EDUCATION MINISTRIES
